PTKChic

PTKChic has 15 years experience and specializes in Multiple.

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1. Allnurses needs nurses

   PTKChic replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I had an A&P classmate wonder why she hadn't gotten into the nursing program, wondering how important could microbiology really be to a nursing

2. Advice studying LPN/Medical Assistant

   PTKChic replied to Bhgmm's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   We had a few paramedics and a couple EMTs in our class. Our nursing instructors were biased against them, saying nursing school was harder for them. Maybe, but they were the first people my classmates...

3. Advice studying LPN/Medical Assistant

   PTKChic replied to Bhgmm's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   I was a CNA for 5-6 years, CMA for 9 years, and now a RN for 1 year. There are a few good points by the other responses on this thread. First, medical assistant programs are notorious at overselling...

4. Is it worth paying for RN resume?

   PTKChic replied to OneRN2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I like to tinker with my resumes too. Your advice on using key words from the job description is valuable. I've never done much with that. Thank you for mentioning

5. Is it worth paying for RN resume?

   PTKChic replied to OneRN2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I didn't know there was such a thing, not sure why. That seems like a valuable way to make money; that being, because there's always someone to pay for a "guarantee" of being rewarded something....

6. New Grad - Resume Review Appreciated!

   PTKChic replied to BlueShoes12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Is NCLEX-RN correct? I always understood it that we put which board of nursing has licensed

7. Drug testing in Nursing Programs? (Anoka Ramsey CC)

   PTKChic replied to sillycracker456's topic in General Students

   Hmm. I agree with the other nurses, smoking while in school is not going to do you any favors. Not sure of ARCC policy, in general, but I attended another MANE program school, and we did not test....

8. Quitting 2nd new grad job for family

   PTKChic posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hello, I bring my personal life to allnurses.com for needed advice from nurses much more experienced than I. About me: I'm in my 30s, been in healthcare for 15 yrs (8 mo as an RN), married, and mom...

9. Century College vs Inver Hills Nursing Program; which one to choose?

   PTKChic replied to Amb3rB's topic in General Nursing

   You will not be sorry if you choose Inver Hills. I hope that's where you decided to go. Their instructors are not comparable to any others- they're absolutely

10. Mane with MetroState

    PTKChic posted a topic in General Nursing

    So the deal with the MANE program is that you're enrolled in both you CC and MetroState (and what ever school it is up north). Anyone who plans on still transferring at the end of the ADN instead of...

11. (MANE Nursing Program) Factors of Selection Process [GPA & TEAS]

    PTKChic replied to Haybah's topic in General Nursing

    That's not entirely true, unfortunately. At my school, ihcc, the lowest score was 11.2. You need to be in the "best" 50 applying. I would guess that it'd be similar to F14 scores, but slightly...

12. Fall 2014 IHCC MANE Program

    PTKChic replied to PTKChic's topic in General Nursing

    A friend went and talked to a counselor to get real stats from the last admissions (she's applying for the spring program). The lowest GPA they took was a 3.25, the lowest combined score was 11.46,...

13. Everyone Won't Succeed. And That's Okay!

    PTKChic replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Very nice. If only politicians and educational leaders cam get a read at this. Maybe they'd stop shoving college down everyone's

14. Anything new in the foot care business? Updates on your business?

    PTKChic replied to NC29mom's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'm from Minnesota. Our podiatrists do not doing any nail trimmings or callus debridements. However, they treat nail fungus, will fix ingrown nails, and debride wounds. We refer patients our to foot...

15. Resumes for Scholarship Applications

    PTKChic posted a topic in General Students

    Hello there! I was recently accepted into a RN nursing program, therefore, a bunch of scholarship opportunities have opened up. One of the scholarships that I am applying to requests a resume...